New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-20
pARLOUS TINES FOR TORIES.
LORD SALISBURY ovERTAxED AND LORD
' r CHURCHILL MUTINOUs

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TANNER ISCIDENT-MME BERNHAhpie
BRILLIANT TRIUMPH-PERsoNAi-
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I.oNDoN. July 19.-Stories that LORD SAILS
bury's health is giving way are once more oir0u
lating some of them circumstantlai out all
think. exaggerated Lord Salisbury Is man
who oycrworks himself and takes no thougho ior
his health. He has been rather seriously III
twice within q twelve month, and may pfeaK
down at any moment. But his friends oeheVc
there is no cause for alarm. All such ruhioio
have a political object or at least some oearins
on the political situation. ,,m.
This Government is in very consideraDie a,in
entities. Ministers must decide before inui.u"S
what to do about the Irish Land OH iou"y n,s
meeting Of the Tory party at the 'ari'on ~ S,as
;s mportant. No such meeting is ever caiico
,n,oss grave decision has to be taken or rahiied.
lord Randolph Churchill is showing his mana
moro and more plainly. His speech on the Lana
hill has exasperated the Ministry and their
friends as much as 1T has delighted the uiao-
stonians and Parnellites. He followed III up aso
night with an elaborate attack on the Admiraity'
This was delivered in a thin House. few members
caring to listen to a detailed criticism on ue
partmental expenditure. But Loro hahuo,pn
Churchill hardly made pretence oil sparihg MS
friends or Disgusting his hostility 10 inc Wv
ernmcnt He certainly medtates some coup anu
will make an open move very soon. iio i"'
make il at once if the Ministry do not come 10
terms on the Land bill
Lord Salisbury on the other hand is again con-
sidcring the question of Strengthening the Ior9
Unionist alliance by getting mere .mohists ihUo
the Cabinet. Lord Harrington might pe friihe
minister tomorrow if he liked. II Lord sails
fla
harrington. Mr.. Goschen and Sir Henry James,
and on the other Lord Randolph Churchill. he
will not hesitate, even if Lord Randolph Churchii
bo ,einforced bv MIR. Chamberlain. as he probably
will be. Yet if the recent elections teach any
lesson IL is that this Government needs above all
things TO get into touch with the Democracy
BasingstoIse is PaddingtOn over again. Inc
Tories save the seat but their majority is reduced
bv one-half And neither Lord harrington nor
MIR. schen. but Lord Randolph Churchill Is inc
idol Of the Democracy
The Tanner incident once more illustrates Mr..
liarpeps difficulties in controlling his party. Dr'
Tanners language to Mr.. Long was such as no
bodv defends. unless it be Mr.. Healy. Mr.. Sex
ton pleaded excitement as an excuse Tor pr'
Tanner no doubt truly but what Englshmen
expect in such cases is an apology. Dr. Tanner
returned to Mr. Long the letter in which Mt
Long notified him he should bring the matter
before the House. and then went of to Ireland.
This as Mr. Gladstone said, made his onence
worse. Mr.. Parnoi's speech showed clearly that
he disapproved Dr. Tanners behavior. Mr smith
made mistake in attempting to pass resoluuon
Of censure and expulsion in DR.. Tanners osence'
wilful though that absence was. Inc House ooe'
moi like to condemn anybody unheard MI. far'
nell says his friends will insist on pr. tanner
epolosizing ON Thursday III he does III naho-
somcIy the House may not enforce pcnaity'
But there is O more important point in every
such episode and they are numerous. 1t puts
n fresh strain on the Liberallrish alliance. Dr
Tanner is black sheep in the Irish foid' Du1
many of his colleagues from sentiment OF loyalty
support or excuse him. This \emboldens the
Tories to say the whole Irish party is bent on
degrading the House. Mr. Parncll has done his
best to prevent scandals, but MT iieaiy, Dr'
Tanner and "a few others are ntract ble
London must go long way back to find
parallel to the scene last night at the Lyccum
Theatre when Nine. Sarah Bernhardt reappeared
after two years absence. All sorts of dsparaglng
stories had preceded her. Her voice. according
TO these rumors, had lost its charm. Her ART had
deteriorated. Her acting had grown coarse Her
.personality had lost its spell London society,
moreover,
nobody would be present the first night. Yet
the curtain rose on one Of the most fashionable
audiences ever seen even at the Lyceum, includ-
ING the hing of the Greeks the Prince Of Wales,
the Princess of MeininCen and other royalties
Nine Sarah Bernhardt had evidently heard all
these stories and set herself to show how false
they were There was but opinion. She
acted as she had never acted before Her voice
had not a false note. Her carcssing charm OF
manner was all there. Her attitudes had their
old grace She looked her best She showed at
every movement that fulness Of method which
fills the stage whenever she Is on II and leaves
little room for any else. When the supreme
scene-the saving OF her lover by the killing
of Marcellus-came, she rose to height OF tragic
passion unapproachablc by any one else Nothing
like it has been seen: nor anything like the
greeting the audience gave her when IL was over.
She was recalled four times. The critics and
the public were agreed that Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt has completely regained her hold on the
London world and her success which was thought
so doubtful, is assured. The tone Of the press
this morning is one of delighted and unsinted
admiration.
Society, though in fact handsomely represented
at the Lyceum, thought it had enough to do else
where last evening this is practically the last
week of the season, or last but one. Dinners
were more numerous than ever. Three
parties were exceptionally smart The Due d.
Aumale held reception at his house in Ennis
more Gardens: Mrs. Henry Oppenheim had one
Of those gatherings in Bruton Street which give
that mansion immortalized by Grevile new celeb
rity; and the Countess OF Zetland gave ball
IN Arlington Street. Most of Mrs. Oppenheim's
guests went on to Lady Zetland's.
The GoodwoOd races which fu next week,
would ordinarily empty London and signalize the
close of the season. But G0odwood House will
be shut. the Duke Of Richmond receives no
guests, and some other houses commonly open are
closed. So Goodwood, whatever the merits Of the
,,iu be cl, tlaa .asual